Reconnecting Communities
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Trump’s Budget Cuts Won’t Stop Cambridge From Bridging Its Communities
While the federal government has been pulling grant funding to exploit political divisions, communities like Cambridge are working to keep neighborhoods and people connected by replacing cancelled grants from Washington with alternative sources of funding.
September 23, 2025
Roadblocked: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Eliminates Most Federal Funding For Allston Highway Realignment
Without a formal project agreement in place, MassDOT will receive only $8 million out of a $335 million "reconnecting communities" grant that the Biden administration had pledged.
July 10, 2025
U.S. House Moves to Rescind $3.1B for Reconnecting Communities Divided by Highways
The legislation could cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding for Massachusetts projects, including a $335 million pledge for the reconstruction of I-90 in Boston's Allston neighborhood.
April 30, 2025
Going Out With A Bang: Biden’s USDOT Pledges Funding to Infrastructure Projects Across Massachusetts
The largest grant award will fund the reconstruction of the McGrath Highway in Somerville as a narrower, grade-level boulevard.
January 13, 2025
As Clock Ticks On Federal Funds, MassDOT Proposes Smaller ‘Early Action’ Project for Allston I-90
As state officials continue to struggle to overcome major financing shortfalls and design conflicts in MassDOT's proposed Interstate 90 realignment in Allston, state highway officials have floated a proposal to spend the majority of the project's committed federal funding on a dramatically-scaled back "early action" project that would be limited to the area around the Cambridge Street bridge in Allston.
December 5, 2024
City of Everett Wins Federal Funds to Bridge the Sweetser Circle Barrier
Federal officials have pledged $1.2 million to let the City of Everett start planning ways to bridge the Revere Beach "Parkway," a massive highway barrier that divides the northern and southern parts of the city.
March 14, 2024
MassDOT Wins $335 Million Federal Grant for Allston Highway Megaproject
On Monday, federal officials announced the first major committment of federal funding for the Allston Multimodal Project, a massive realignment of Interstate 90 in Boston's Allston neighborhood.
March 11, 2024
Boston, North Adams Win Federal Funds to Heal Highway Blight
The USDOT awarded over $2 million to the cities of Boston and North Adams to address the blight and pollution of I-90 and Route 2, respectively.
March 1, 2023
